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The Marriott-Slaterville City History Collection was created by the residents of the town to document their history. The collection includes Autobiographies, Oral Histories, History of Marriott, History of Slaterville, and the History of the Merging Townships to create Marriott-Slaterville City. This information has left behind rich histories, stories and important information regarding the history of the Marriott-Slaterville area. |
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Show April 13, 2012 Motorcyclist dies in crash with turning automobile By MICHAEL MCFALL Standard-Examiner staff mmcfall@standard.net MARRIOTT-SLATERVILLE — A 50-year-old man died after his motorcycle struck a car Friday afternoon. The man, who was not immediately identified, was driving west on 12th Street, and a woman in her mid-50s was driving east in a bronze Ford Focus, said Weber County Sheriff's Lt. Mark Lowther. Investigators are not sure what all the circumstances were, but as the woman Official to drivers: Take extra care as weather warms MICHAEL McFALL/Standard-Examiner A Weber County sheriff's deputy inspects the car involved in a crash with a motorcycle Friday afternoon at 12th Street and 1200 West in Marriott-Slaterville. The motorcycle driver, who was pronounced dead at an Ogden hospital, was not identified pending notification of family, but Weber County Sheriff's Lt. Mark Lowther says the man's driver's license shows he was from Salt Lake City. turned north at the intersection at 1200 West, also known as Tomlin- son Road, around 4:15 p.m., the man crashed into the side of her car. The man was taken to McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden in criti cal condition and was pronounced dead on arrival. The sheriff's office will notify his family before releas- leasing his name. According to his driver's license, the man lived in Salt Lake City, Lowther said. A woman who was helping install equipment at a new 7-Eleven at the intersection heard the crash and ran outside. She said the man was in such bad shape that he "looked like he was going to die right there." The motorcycle rider was wearing a helmet. As the weather gets warmer, more and more motorcycles will be on the road, Lowther said. His advice? Everyone who is about to turn or change lanes needs to look out for motorcyclists. In particular, the sheriff's office has seen more motorcycle accidents recently that involved someone trying to make a left turn, Lowther said. The investigation into the crash is ongoing. Sheriff's office IDs fatal crash victim MARRIOTT- SLATERVILLE — The Weber County Sheriff's Office identified the motorcyclist who died Friday afternoon as Jeffery Burge of Salt Lake City. Burge, 50, crashed into a car that had turned left in front of him at the intersection of 1200 West and 12th Street. He was pronounced dead at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden a short time later. The driver of the car was cited for failure to yield the right of way, said Lt. Mark Lowther. 45 |
